More Fencing

Another length of fence now stands two feet taller between the canines and the outside world. The 25 feet I finished yesterday, plus the roughly 40 feet that I’d already completed, puts me just under the half-way mark.

More Visits

We’ve now had visits from every East Coast family member to our new home. Last weekend Ken, Leigh, Ellen and Joshua came up for a Saturday afternoon visit, and we had a great time. There were some tired eyes in the group- Joshua had hardly slept the night before, so neither did anyone else- but [...]

Tearing Down Walls

No, the title is not a metaphor about overcoming obstacles or improving communication. I actually tore down some basement walls. I had a crowbar and a little help from my friend. As you can see from the pictures, they were not much to look at- they were cluttered with the remains of some wallpaper from [...]

Dog Containment System

Since our dogs are more adept than most, I’ve been planning a fence topper to deter even their most enthusiastic attempts. Meet the two-foot fence addition. The neighbors will think we’re some kind of privacy freaks.

I anticipate another three or four Saturdays of work, and a couple more trips to Lowe’s. And several more [...]

Birthday Baum

I hope Katy enjoyed her birthday as much as I did. We kicked it off by sipping coffee on Katy’s new glider, and once the morning wound down we headed over to the Indian buffet for some curry indulgence. I spent part of the afternoon throwing together what turned out to be a little too [...]

Home Invasion!

It has begun. We put out the invite and they took the bait!  As visits save us from having to go out of town again they have been rewarded with food, hospitality and general appreciation. We have enjoyed all of our visits and visitors without exception.  We had a great visit from the Amoozegars (sans [...]

Getting About

After almost two years spent sharing a car, here are my own latest rides: a pickup with character and a classy new bike. The pickup has been exponentially more useful than it is attractive (as, hopefully am I), but the bike has not yet crossed that threshold- I just got it last week. It was [...]

Buried Treasure

It’s not exactly pirates’ booty, but I found the flagstone walkway pretty impressive as I dug it up. It took me about three days to dig it all out, which I’m sure has nothing to do with the fact that I was using a painter’s knife and a screwdriver. I think I need better yard [...]

Anniversaries

There seems to be a common thread of anniversaries lately, so let me list a few:
First of all, today is our two-week anniversary in our new house, and three-week anniversary of being homeowners! Quite honestly, this has been great. We really like our new house and we think when you visit you will too (even [...]

The Dreaded Move

Well, I promised pictures and regaling tales of our moving experience, then I failed to take any pictures and the move proved to be the easiest experience of it’s kind. We packed like experts (which we are) and the movers we hired we’re clearly impressed by our achievement (they said so). They proceeded to move [...]